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The S&P 500 touched an intraday record high for the first time since early June, supported by positive AI-driven guidance from Caterpillar and Palantir and investor optimism about a possible near-term agreement to reduce Middle East tensions. Broader market gains followed encouraging earnings and outlooks from major AI-focused companies, while the …
Stellantis trades near cycle lows after a multi-year collapse that has priced in much of the downside. Recent shipment strength, an aggressive $70 billion investment plan, improving technicals and rising short interest create an asymmetric swing opportunity. This trade targets a pullback to $8.50 over ~45 trading days with a strict stop at $4.80. R…
AeroVironment is capitalizing on a fast-growing military drone market and a deep product pipeline, yet negative earnings, negative free cash flow and an EV/EBITDA north of 40x suggest the market is pricing > high growth. We prefer a tactical short into strength: enter at $165.00, stop $175.00, target $145.00 over the next 45 trading days.
Canada recorded a trade surplus of C$3.86 billion in June, marking the fourth month in a row of positive trade balances. Exports rose 0.4% and hit a record C$77.5 billion, lifted by a 16.5% jump in metal and non-metallic mineral products—chiefly a 27.9% increase in unwrought gold, silver and platinum group metals. Imports climbed 0.2% to a record C…
Toll Brothers, a leading U.S. luxury home builder, has opened Haven at Sea Bright, a new high-end residential community offering single-family homes and townhomes along the Shrewsbury River. Priced from $1.92 million, the development features luxury amenities and scenic water views, targeting affluent homebuyers seeking coastal charm and convenienc…
Netskope announced the Netskope One DataSec Command Center, a central control plane designed to unify data security management across multiple environments including AI, cloud, network, and on-premises systems. The platform addresses the widespread fragmentation in data security tools, enabling real-time data discovery, risk prioritization, and aut…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s decision to withdraw a plan to sell a stake in the World Cup and create a new commercial rights body has left the governing body fractured. Senior officials and influential confederations publicly distanced themselves from the initiative, prompting internal rebukes, calls for institutional reform and a scramble to …
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell by 11 to 14 cents per bushel amid trader expectations for better rainfall across the U.S. Midwest. Crop condition ratings were unchanged after a sharp decline the prior week and are at their weakest level for this point in the growing season in three years. Export demand, including a sale of 132,000 metri…
A senior Iranian official involved in negotiations said Iran is proposing temporary arrangements that would give it control over inbound shipping through the Strait of Hormuz while granting Oman a role in clearing outbound vessels after notifying Iran. The proposal marks a shift from Tehran's earlier demand for full two-way control, but disputes ov…
Ouster (OUST) has rallied on partnerships and sensor qualifications, but the company's margin profile and negative free cash flow argue that the upcoming Q2 report is unlikely to materially change fundamentals. With a market cap near $2.87B, P/S around 15x and EBITDA deeply negative, this trade proposes a mid-term short to capture a reversion towar…
Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade are forecast to open 7 to 9 cents lower per bushel when trading resumes Tuesday morning, pressured by renewed concerns that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could further disrupt Black Sea grain shipments. A recent drone strike on a Turkish-owned vessel near Novorossiysk and a small improvement in …
On Aug 4, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will do "whatever it takes" to aid Japan’s recent moves to shore up the yen, confirming Washington joined a joint intervention last week and discussing potential use and scaling of the Fed’s FIMA repo facility to support the Bank of Japan. Bessent also addressed reserve reallocations involvin…
Bernstein has begun coverage of China's publicly traded artificial intelligence labs with a favorable long-term view on the sector. The firm rates Z.ai Outperform with a HK$1,350 price target and places Minimax at Market-Perform with a HK$275 target, arguing that frontier AI development will remain a strategic priority in China and that evolving co…
Bank of America analysts say semiconductor capital equipment stocks look increasingly attractive after multiple firms lifted their 2026 wafer fabrication equipment guidance to $150-$160 billion, implying roughly 30% year-over-year growth. The bank singled out Lam Research, Applied Materials, MKS Instruments and Teradyne as top picks, citing market …
The S&P 500 is trading just below its all-time high and the Dow is near historic peaks, even as a raft of technical signals registers overbought. Momentum remains strong, but rising short interest and stretched oscillators narrow the reward-to-risk profile for new buyers.Key technical readings show elevated RSI and broad moving-average strength, wh…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that negotiators may reach a short-term agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz imminently, while Gulf mediators continue drafting language aimed at de-escalation. Conflicting incidents and statements, including a fresh strike on a vessel and denials of direct talks, have left markets and regional ob…
Three people familiar with U.S. defense stockpile figures say the Army has used much of its inventory of long-range precision, surface-to-surface missiles during the five-month campaign against Iran. The munitions primarily include Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and the newer Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). Additional sources and a separa…
Banc of California (BANC) is trading below its short-term moving averages after a reactionary pullback. Fundamentals - positive EPS, sub-1.0 P/B and healthy free cash flow - argue for a tactical long. We outline an actionable mid-term swing with entry, stop and target tied to both technical and fundamental anchors.
Immix Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMMX), a clinical-stage biopharma leader in AL Amyloidosis therapies, announced participation in Morgan Stanley's Global Healthcare Conference. The company will conduct one-on-one investor meetings and provide updates on its lead CAR-T cell therapy candidate, NXC-201, which has received FDA Breakthrough Therapy, RMAT,…
Silexion Therapeutics announced new positive preclinical data demonstrating that its RNA interference therapy, SIL204, enhances immune system recognition and killing of KRAS-driven pancreatic and non-small cell lung cancer cells through multiple mechanisms. The findings show SIL204 upregulates the death receptor FAS, downregulates the immune checkp…
Q/C Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed optical computing developer, has appointed veteran silicon photonics engineer Dr. Yossef Ehrlichman as Founding Manager for Photonic Integrated Circuit Development. Dr. Ehrlichman will spearhead the engineering efforts for the company's optical processing unit initiative aimed at advancing AI inference through enha…
Meta is trading ~27% below its 52-week high after heavy AI and Reality Labs spending pressured free cash flow. The core Family of Apps still generates strong returns and a $1.49T market cap supports scale advantages; we view META as a buy with a clear entry, stop and target for a 180-trading-day position.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. disclosed that CEO Tarun Lal has retired to spend more time with family. CFO Darin Harper, with nearly 30 years of experience in entertainment and consumer sectors, has been appointed CEO. Lal will remain an advisor through 2027. The leadership transition underlines confidence in the ongoing Back-to-Basics strate…
Polymarket is conducting early discussions to secure roughly $1 billion in new funding at a valuation exceeding $20 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks follow an April financing that valued the company at $15 billion and included a $600 million investment from Intercontinental Exchange. The company has not responded to …
Advanced Micro Devices reports after the bell with Wall Street penciling in $1.61 in EPS and $11.29 billion in revenue. Recent large strategic commitments and mixed technical setups suggest elevated volatility for AMD and related semiconductors, while strong guidance from equipment names has created a constructive backdrop for chipmakers and capita…
